"path" in seven languages
Meaningpath
Spanish
sendero
/senˈdeɾo/
masc.inherited
Also senda, the direct heir of SĒMITA.
French
sentier
/sɑ̃tje/
masc.inherited
Chemin is the broader 'way, track'.
Italian
sentiero
/senˈtjɛro/
masc.borrowed · Old French sentier
Portuguese
trilha
/ˈtɾiʎɐ/
fem.other source · trilhar 'to tread' (Latin TRĪBULĀRE 'to thresh')
Romanian
potecă
/poˈtekə/
fem.other source · Slavic (Bulgarian pătéka)
Catalan
sender
/sənˈde/
masc.inherited
English
path
/pæθ/
native English · Old English pæþ
English → ItalianpathsentieroNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
*SĒMITĀRIUM‘footpath (from SĒMITA)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The ending gives the loan away: native Italian -ĀRIUM gives -aio, so sentiero with -iero is French sentier in Italian dress.
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In a sentence
- esEl sendero sube hasta el lago.
- frLe sentier monte jusqu'au lac.
- itIl sentiero sale fino al lago.
- ptA trilha sobe até o lago.
- roPoteca urcă până la lac.
- caEl sender puja fins al llac.
- enThe path goes up to the lake.